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10A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, April 10,2019 FROM 1A Reservoir million loan from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority in 2014 and General Manager Brooke Anderson has said he hopes that GEFA can grant the authority an addition al loan of $20 million. Anderson provided an update on the reservoir project at a Dawson County Chamber of Commerce luncheon in the summer of 2018 and said the authority was working to select a design engineer for the reser voir, which will be capable of producing 17.3 million gallons per day. Water to fill the 700 foot long, 700 foot wide and 110 foot deep earthen dam will be pumped from the Etowah River into the reservoir. No homes will have to be moved, and trees located on the full pool will be timbered in the winter of 2019. Construction will start in 2020, and will be completed by 2023. Based on the schedule for filling the res ervoir, it will be completely full in 2024. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. April 11 at the Etowah Water & Sewer Authority, at 1162 Hwy. 53 East. 24 CANCER PROGRAMS THE NATION AWARDED. ONLY ONE IN GEORGIA. Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s (NGMC) Cancer Services is the only program in Georgia to receive the 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. As one of only 24 cancer programs in the nation to receive this award, NGMC offers cancer patients access to expert doctors, leading clinical trials and advanced treatments - right here at home. Northeast Georgia Medical Center Learn more at nghs.com/cancer I 770-219-8815
